Obit: Fitness Inspiration Jack LaLanne Dies at Age 96

Before Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons and Jillian Michaels, there was the indefatigable Jack LaLanne, who inspired multiple generations to get their keisters off the sofa.

LaLanne died yesterday, of pneumonia, at the age of 96. As this WSJ article says, he was inspired to a life of fitness in 1929 — the same year he last ate dessert, according to this Guardian obit. He built an eponymous chain of gyms, now known as Bally Total Fitness, and had his own TV show to cater to the at-home crowd …

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